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Lamont Weekly Report – March 25,
2005
OFFICE
OF THE DIRECTOR
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W Palisades, New York 10964
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– Letter from the Director –
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<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
It was tough to return from the New Zealand summer and leave
behind the blue ocean, the deserted sandy bays, the fabulous
geology and the irresistible meat pies.
But I returned to an interesting week of activity.
Yesterday there was an excellent event downtown formally
marking the start of the ADVANCE program at the Earth Institute.
Princeton President Shirley Tilghman, Lee Bollinger and our
own Robin Bell all gave excellent presentations - followed
by a reception at the Presidents House that was exceptionally
productive in terms of opportunities for meaningful side-conversations
with colleagues from down town.
We also met (to say good-bye) with Dan Nienhauser, the chief
administrator for the earth Institute who is leaving Columbia
for the sun and warmth of Arizona to work with the redoubtable
Michael Crow at the University of Arizona.
I have received the final recommendations from the Post Doc
fellowship committee and am working on the final decisions
on who will receive offers, from this year’s excellent
crop of more than 150 applicants. I plan to get this finalized
next week.
My week ended with a marathon 3 hour ExCom this morning and
a much more reasonable one hour Council of Deans meeting this
afternoon, which sadly was scheduled on top of Tim Eglinton's
colloquium.
Another important thing this week:
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Huard as
Director of Development for Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
effective April 29th, 2005. Sarah succeeds Tim Harwood, who
over the last few years built our first comprehensive alumni
relations and development program.
Sarah has an excellent background in development, with varied
experience at the Marymount School (New York), Stanford University,
and most recently at PRBO Conservation Science near San Francisco.
Sarah will work closely with our Advisory Board and Alumni
Association, existing staff members Doug Brusa and Sara Kopcsak,
and will be an integral part of the development staff at the
Earth Institute and University Development and Alumni Relations.
I hope that you will join me in welcoming Sarah to the Observatory
when she arrives in a few weeks.
Have a great weekend,
– Mike
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